Prior to the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony announced that it was developing a further two sequels to the Marc Webb reboot, along with spinoff movies for The Sinister Six and Venom. Of course, the negative reaction to the 2014 sequel put paid to those plans, leading Sony to form a partnership with Marvel […]
More casting additions for Spider-Man: Homecoming
You’re probably getting a bit bored of casting announcements for Spider-Man: Homecoming by this point, but just in case you aren’t we now have word of three more additions to the upcoming Marvel and Sony reboot, with Michael Mando (Better Call Saul), Selenis Leyva (Orange Is the New Black) and Bokeem Woodbine (Riddick) all set […]
The One Thing Spider-Man: Homecoming Needs To Do To Be Great
Henry Bevan on Spider-Man: Homecoming and what it needs to do to be great… In Spider-Man 2 Peter Parker’s (Tobey Maguire) childhood home is facing foreclosure but Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) insists on giving him her last 20 bucks, only for his landlord to snatch it a way. Peter is broke and Spider-Man keeps him that […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming adds Beasts of No Nation star Abraham Attah
The cast of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming just can’t seem to stop growing, as Deadline reports that young Beasts of No Nation star Abraham Attah has signed on to the film in an unknown role. Attah’s performance in last year’s Beasts of No Nation earned him an enormous amount of praise, with many viewers labeling him as […]
Director Jon Watts talks Spider-Man: Homecoming
As he gears up to go into production on Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, director Jon Watts has been talking to The Daily Beast about the hotly-anticipated reboot, and in particular the diversity of its cast. “Peter Parker goes to high school in Queens, and Queens is one of—if not the—most diverse places in the […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 wraps production, Spider-Man: Homecoming expands its cast, Wolverine 3 set photos, David Ayer on The Joker’s tattoos in Suicide Squad, Superman joins Supergirl, DC TV casting news and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Gambit, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Batman: […]
Logan Marshall-Green and Martin Starr join Spider-Man: Homecoming
Following the casting of Donald Glover (Community) earlier this week, it has now been reported that Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) and Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) have joined Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. Details of their roles are being kept under wraps, but it’s said that Marshall-Green will be a supporting villain alongside Michael Keaton’s main bad […]
Donald Glover joins Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Donald Glover (Community, The Martian) is in talks to appear in Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, although details of his role are being kept under wraps. This isn’t Glover’s first brush with the wall-crawler; prior to The Amazing Spider-Man, there was a social media campaign for Glover to win […]
The Week in Spandex – DC and Marvel set for Comic-Con, Wolverine 3 set photos, X-Men poster controversy, Phase Three updates, Superman joins Supergirl, The Killing Joke theatrical release and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Aquaman, The Flash, Jonah Hex, Superman: Flyby, Supergirl, Vixen, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League Dark, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout, Justice League […]
Kenneth Choi joins Spider-Man: Homecoming as the school principal
The People v. O.J. Simpson star Kenneth Choi has signed on to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming, with Deadline reporting that he’s set to play the principal of Midtown High School. Choi has already appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having portrayed the Howling Commando Jim Morita in Captain America: The First Avenger. This puts him […]
